[nim65s]

Hi,

I thought I already did a pass to check all licenses in this repo, but as mentioned in ros/rosdistro#53263, that was not the case.

For some packages I could find nothing, which is concerning, so I'll dig further.

But for bravo, I found that it is proprietary: https://github.com/Reach-Robotics/reach_robotics_sdk/blob/master/ROS2/reach_bravo_description/package.xml#L8

@CarlosSuarezZapico : do you have any other information about this issue ? Otherwise we will have to remove that from the repo.

[cmastalli]

@nim65s -- should we consider having a forked repository that doesn't need to be compliant with ROS? Or does this need to be removed independently to be compliant with IP rules?

[nim65s]

licenses are a legal obligation. the fact that ros noticed we are not good on this aspect is orthogonal to the fact that we must comply with european laws

[cmastalli]

licenses are a legal obligation. the fact that ros noticed we are not good on this aspect is orthogonal to the fact that we must comply with european laws

Got it. If I understand the situation, we could not be allowed to distribute this code. However, the type of licenses is not clear. Is my understanding correct?

[nim65s]

exactly, we are not allowed to have any file in this repository, unless:

• we did create that file ourself
• or the original author explicitly granted us the permission to redistribute that file (for example with an open source license)

By default, everything is proprietary and forbidden, even if it is easy to access on the internet

(obligatory: "I Am Not A Lawyer")

[cmastalli]

@CarlosSuarezZapico -- please reach out to Reach Robotics. We need an answer soon; otherwise, we'll need to remove this package. Thanks!